Al Gore slams global warming doubters at Live Earth  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US vice president Al Gore took a swipe at global warming doubters Saturday as he opened the Washington leg of the worldwide Live Earth concerts that he helped organize.  —  Washington was a last-minute addition …

Will Her Face Determine His Fortune?  —  AS the election of 2008 approaches with its cast of contenders who bring unprecedented diversity to the quest for the White House, the voting public has been called on to ponder several questions: Is America ready for a woman to be president?  What about a black man?

President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  —  This week, we received more good news showing that our economy is strong and growing.  The Department of Labor reports that our economy has now created jobs for 46 consecutive months.  America added 132,000 jobs in June …

Glasgow Suspect Angered by Iraq War, Relative Says  —  Bilal Abdulla, one of the two doctors arrested after a blazing Jeep Cherokee rammed into the Glasgow Airport terminal on Saturday, is a deeply religious Iraqi who was angry that his prominent Sunni family "lost everything" …

A GOP discord on Bush's Iraq strategy  —  A growing number of Republican lawmakers are dissenting from the administration and urging for a change of course.  —  WASHINGTON — Wearied by the lack of progress in Iraq and by the steady stream of military funerals back home …

Lindsey Graham: Escalation 'Is Working Beyond My Expectations'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), returning from a visit this week to Iraq along with his pro-escalation partner Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), offered the following assessment of the situation in Iraq:

Much of US favors Bush impeachment: poll  —  Nearly half of the US public wants President George W. Bush to face impeachment, and even more favor that fate for Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll out Friday.  —  The survey by the American Research Group found that 45 percent support …

39% Favor Impeaching Bush  —  Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans now believe that President Bush should be impeached and removed from office.  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 49% disagree while 12% are not sure.  —  Those figures reflect a slight increase …

For Libby, Bush Seemed to Alter His Texas Policy  —  Until he commuted the 30-month prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr. on Monday, President Bush had said almost nothing about his philosophy in granting clemency while at the White House.  —  As governor of Texas, though …

Suicide Bombings Kill Nearly 150 in Iraq  —  U.S. Reports Deaths of 8 American Soldiers  —  Suicide bombings across Iraq killed nearly 150 and injured scores, including a massive truck assault in a northern Shiite village that ripped through a crowded market, officials said Saturday.

Bombers Kill Dozens North of Baghdad  —  Suicide bombers killed at least 122 people in two attacks north of Baghdad, officials said Saturday, and the strikes raised questions about whether insurgents who had fled intense military operations in Baghdad and Diyala are turning to more vulnerable targets nearby.

"Media Matters"; by Paul Waldman  —  The Haircut siren song  —  "It is some kind of commentary on the state of American politics that as Edwards has campaigned for president, vice president and now president again, his hair seems to have attracted as much attention as, say, his position on health care."

You Could Have Knocked Me Over . . .  . . . with a hanging chad when I found out that George Bush and the Dalai Lama were both born yesterday.  But then you know what they say about karma.  —  Well, wait.  What do they say?  This confoozlement led me to consult at the knee of Craig Johnson …